07 December 2020 Readout of Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller’s Meetings with Indonesian Officials WASHINGTON -- Today, Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller met with Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and Chief of Defense Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto in Jakarta. In all these meetings, the Secretary emphasized the importance...
07 December 2020 U.S., Australia Sign Agreement to Develop Virtual Training Range WASHINGTON -- As part of the Defense Department's efforts to sharpen lethality, reform business practices and strengthen partnerships in cyberspace, the U.S. and Australia have launched the first agreement to continuously develop a virtual cyber training range.Both nations signed the Cyber Training...
01 December 2020 Guam’s Second Fast Response Cutter Arrives in Apra Harbo SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) arrived at its new homeport in Santa Rita, Guam on Monday, following a 10,620 nautical mile journey from Florida.During the voyage to its new homeport the crew of the Oliver Henry participated in drug interdiction operations in the...
05 November 2020 Keen Sword 21 Enhances U.S.-Japan Alliance Units attached to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and the Japan Self-Defense Force completed exercise Keen Sword 21 (KS21), Nov. 5, on military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa prefecture, and their surrounding waters...
02 November 2020 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia partnered with Palau to improve Indo-Pacific security The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia (WLB 215) returned Sunday from a deployment that furthered maritime safety and security improvements with the Republic of Palau in late September and October...
30 October 2020 Soldiers Ensure Overseas Training, Readiness Continue Amid Pandemic WASHINGTON -- When the coronavirus swept through the European and Indo-Pacific regions earlier this year, Army units stationed in those parts of the world had to immediately adapt to the pandemic.With 20,000 Soldiers originally planned to leave the U.S. for Defender-Europe 20 in the spring, leaders...
30 October 2020 Joint STARS Aircraft Shine at Kadena Air Base KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Providing combatant commanders with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for the theater of operations all over the world can seem to be a grueling responsibility, but the Air Force’s E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System team from the 116th and 461st...
27 October 2020 731st Air Mobility Squadron Reveals New Air Freight Terminal Team Osan’s 731st Air Mobility Squadron officially opened a new air freight terminal, during a ribbon cutting ceremony here Oct. 26, 2020...
05 October 2020 U.S.-Brunei Partnership Remains Strong During CARAT 2020 SOUTH CHINA SEA -- U.S. military and Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) are partnering in the 26th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime exercise, commencing off the coast of Brunei, Oct. 5.The 26th anniversary of Exercise CARAT Brunei, the first CARAT to take place this...
23 September 2020 INDOPACOM Hosts 13th Annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- Military Intelligence leaders from 24 countries virtually attended the annual Indo-Pacific Intelligence Chiefs Conference (IPICC) Sept. 8. The conference is an opportunity for military intelligence leaders from across the Indo-Pacific region to meet and foster shared...